A Corpus-based Study of Lexical Chunks in English Business Letters_英语论文

摘要

语块是指一种兼具语法和词汇特征的特殊多词单位。由于语块的性质， 它能增加商务英语信函的连贯性，因此语块在商务英语信函中起着重要的作用。本论文基于对语料库中的数据分析，探索了商务英语信函中语块的特征，以及语块在商务英语信函中所起的作用及功能。

关键词：商务英语信函；词块；语料库

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

2.1 The Introduction to the Lexical Chunks 2

2.2 The Introduction of the English Business Letters 5

3. Research Methodology 8

3.1 Instruments 8

3.2 Data Collection 10

3.3 Research Question 11

4.Result and Analysis 11

4.1 The General Characteristics of the Use of Lexical Chunks in English Business Letters 11

4.2 Role of Lexical Chunks in Constructing the Structure of English Business Letters 13

4.3 Functions of Lexical Chunks Perform in English Business Letters 14

4.4 Lexical Chunks and Writing Principles of Business English Letters 15

5. Conclusion 17